30th Annual Meeting of Wyoming Historical Society Held
The Wyoming Historical Society held its 30th annual gathering Monday evening August 30 at Calkins Square with a picnic at 6:30 followed by a business meeting. Dr C J Nemmers spoke on early post offices and postal regulations. Elsie Bender gave an In Memoriam. Officers elected included Henry Fishwild Vera Paul Elva Brodersen Elsie Bender Dora Thompson Nellie Atherton Mrs Don Wherry and Ralph Orth. 38 attended and seven new members joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wyoming Historical Society
Walter
Briggs
Calkins Square
Henry Fishwild
C J.nemmers
Anamosa
Elsie Bender
Vera Paul
Elva Brodersen
Dora Thompson
Nellie Atherton
Marion Steele
Don Wherry
Ralph Orth
Mary Briggs
Elva—Brodersen
Guy Peck
John McMurran
Mr. Peck
Bert Peck
Longwood
Florida
Howard Jamison
Nancy
Cecil James
August Zimmerman
John Heiken
Robert Reuter Homeward Bound From Far East
Robert Reuter, a corporal stationed in Korea since January, is set to sail for the United States within ten days, signaling his return from the Far East. The item notes community events at Peniel Presbyterian and SS Peter and Paul Lutheran churches with members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Tobe Caspers
Robert Reuter
Korea
Peniel Presbyterian Church
Larry Hosford
Robert Black
Lester Fairbanks
Joyce Fairbanks
Judith Black
Lyle Hosford
Donald Caspers
Guttenberg
George Seehusen
Raymond Kromming
Ladies Aid Society
SS. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church
Henry Johnson
Willie Behrends
Johnson
Carol Stadtmueller
Colorado
Council Bluffs
Smith Family Reunion and Social Visits Spotted Across Town
Mr and Mrs Harold Deischer and Allen attended a Smith family reunion at Sunset Beach in Manchester Sunday. Willis Harms and Ray Poppe groups called Monday evening on Ray Mond Kromminga and Mahlon Seehusen in Monticello. Allan joined a Smith dinner at Monty cafe Tuesday. Picnic at Clarence Stadtmueller home Sunday featured Wesley Hanken family and Donald Clark family. Allan also dined with Jack Eichhorn in Wyoming Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Deischer
Allen
Smith
Sunset Beach
Manchester
Willis Harms
Ray Poppe
Raymond Kromminga
George Seehusen
Mahlon Seehusen
Monticello
Allan
Clarence Stadtmueller
Wesley Hanken
Donald Clark
Jack Eichhorn
Wyoming
Thomas Maire Receives Navy Discharge in August
Thomas Paul Maire was discharged from the U S Navy in August after three years of service including a year in Japan. He plans to enroll at Ames this fall to study civil engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Paul Maire
Navy
U.S. Navy
Thomas
Japan
Ames
Obituary and Local Notices From Onslow Area
James Otis Karns 53 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and Onslow brother of Mrs. T. H. Lathrop died in the Veterans hospital Iowa City after World War II service. Funeral rites held in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include parents a sister and a brother. Several local residents and visitors are listed with travel, surgeries, and family visits across Iowa and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
James Otis Karns
T. H. Lathtrop
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. Karns
John Coburn
Laura Scroggie
Mae Frostler
Minnesota
Frank Conley
Ralph
Marielle
Keith Streeper
Chicago
Fred Bramer
Arthur Noyes
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
George Paulsen
Wendy Buresh
Swisher
John Jansen
Kenneth Leggett
Jimmie
Joe
West
Fred Scott
Loveland
Colo
Cornhuskers 4-H Sends 2 Members To State Fair
Scotch Grove 4-H members Tom Streets and Ken Paulsen earned a state fair trip and Des Moines tour as two of four outstanding county 4-H boys. Tom ranked second in county livestock judging but was ineligible for state fair due to youth. the group was praised at a Farm Bureau meeting. The August 4-H Sunshine Girls meeting featured demos on sewing buttons pressing and good posture with ten members and eight guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Tom Streets
Ken Paulsen
Scotch Grove Cornhusker
Des Moines
Tom
Farm Bureau
Jane
Sunshine
Boy Scout Cabin
Dolores Oltmans
Chicago
Leslie Balster
Susan and
David
Herman Rickless
Arthur Wilcox
Caroline Monk
Sandra Bodenhofer
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau
Irving Eilers
Raymond Eby
Monticello
R. G. Miehe
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
M. P. Paulsen
Harm J. Dirks
Anamosa
Jill Husmann
Amana
August Schrader
Family gathering travels and visitors from distant states
The trip shifted from bus to car travel as Mrs. Arnold Jacobs aims for a prompt arrival. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Cramer, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Deischer and Allen, and Mrs. Elsie Hiller joined a Silas H. Smith family gathering in Sunset Beach hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Petton. Guests came from South Dakota Minnesota and Dallas Texas for the event. Lee Smith Dean Smith C. B. Smith and Maude Joseph Smith were dinner guests with the Cramers Deischers and Hiller. The group met at the Elsie Hiller home for visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Jacobs
F. C. Cramer
Harold Deischer
Allen
Elsie Hiller
Manchester
Silas H. Smith
Sunset Beach
Glenn Petton
South Dakota
Minnesota
Dallas
Texas
Lee Smith
Herman, Minn
Dean Smith
Lake Andes
S. D
Wednesday visitors to M. J. Cass home and Des Moines trip
Wednesday guests in the M. J. Cass home included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barngrover and Mrs. Wayne Barngrover of Almena Kansas with Barngrover described as Cass’s nephew. Also noted were Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson at a Hopkinton birthday party for Mrs. Charley Bacon and visitors Mr. and Mrs. Bert Loop and Mrs. Richard Hanken at the State Fair in Des Moines Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J
James Thompson
Hopkinton
Charley Bacon
Bert Loop
Richard Hanken
Des Moines
Hicks Grandson Returns From Summer Visit in Chicago
Mr and Mrs Howard Hicks left Thursday for Chicago to bring back their grandson Johnny Long who had spent the summer in their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hicks
Chicago
Johnny Long
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. E. Somers
Tama
Ray Wallers
Xavier Hospital
Dubuque
Howard Day
E. N. Stoffer
M. D. Dreibelbis
Susan
Cynthia
Belle Plaine
Mary
Walter Briggs
Minneapolis
Ford Tudor
Studebaker
Freese Motors
Monticello, Iowa
Citizens State Bank of Wyoming
Iowa
Samuel A. First
Main Street
Webster Street
Oxford Junction
Central
Iowa Power Co-op
Citizens State Bank
Ray C. Mowry, Auctioneer
Far East
Earl Phillips
Farm Bureau Insurance Services
Onslow Area
George Nieters
Fairfield
Les Hayes
Geerlings
Farmers Feed & Supply CO
Center Junction, Iowa
McDonough’s Store
Castle Grove, Lowa
Cornhuskers 4-H
State Fair
California
Art Riedel
Langworthy
Walter Knepper
White
Cascade
Wobbs Aweinge & Boorteods
Skelly Supreme
Skelly
Skelly Supreme Motor Oil
Cold Retail
Faust
Cockler
ASC
U. S
Prull & Owen Lumber Co
Gerd Prull
Eric Owen
Langworthy, Iowa
Eclipse Lumber Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!